Resentment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻzˈɛntmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪzˈɛntmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪzˈɛntmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻzˈɛntmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bitterness rancour gall rancor

Word Forms

resent	verb	feel bitter or indignant about
bitter	adjective	proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
gall	verb	irritate or vex
rancorous	adjective	showing deep-seated resentment; - Aldous Huxley

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ressentiment

ein Gefühl tiefer und bitterer Wut und Abneigung

🇫🇷French

ressentiment

un sentiment de colère et de mauvaise volonté profonde et amère

🇪🇸Spanish

resentimiento

un sentimiento de ira y mala voluntad profunda y amarga

🇮🇹Italian

risentimento

un sentimento di rabbia profonda e amara e di ostilità

🇳🇱Dutch

rancune

een gevoel van diepe en bittere woede en kwade wil

🇵🇹Portuguese

ressentimento

um sentimento de raiva profunda e amarga e má vontade

🇷🇺Russian

негодование

чувство глубокого и горького гнева и недоброжелательности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रोध

गहरे और कड़वे क्रोध और दुर्भावना की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্তি

গভীর এবং তিক্ত ক্রোধ এবং খারাপ ইচ্ছার অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

மனக்கசப்பு

ஆழ்ந்த மற்றும் கசப்பான கோபம் மற்றும் தவறான விருப்பத்தின் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

పగ

లోతైన మరియు చేదు కోపం మరియు చెడు సంకల్పం యొక్క భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

नाराजी

खोल आणि कडू राग आणि दुर्बुद्धीची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

રોષ

ઊંડો અને કડવો ગુસ્સો અને અનિચ્છા ની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ

ಆಳವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಕಹಿ ಕೋಪ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീരസം

അഗാധവും കയ്പേറിയതുമായ കോപത്തിൻ്റെയും മോശമായ ഇച്ഛയുടെയും ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ਗੀ

ਡੂੰਘੇ ਅਤੇ ਕੌੜੇ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਅਤੇ ਬੁਰੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناراضگی

گہرے اور تلخ غصے اور بے حسی کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怨恨

一种深深而痛苦的愤怒和恶意的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

憤り

深くて苦しい怒りと悪意の感情

🇰🇷Korean

원한

깊고 쓰라린 분노와 악의의 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

oán giận

một cảm giác giận dữ và ác ý sâu sắc và cay đắng

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่พอใจ

ความรู้สึกโกรธแค้นและเจตนาร้ายอย่างลึกซึ้งและขมขื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebencian

perasaan marah dan niat buruk yang mendalam dan pahit

🇵🇭Filipino

sama ng loob

isang pakiramdam ng malalim at mapait na galit at masamang kalooban

🇲🇾Malay

rasa dendam

perasaan kemarahan yang mendalam dan pahit serta niat jahat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استياء

شعور بالغضب العميق والمرير وسوء النية

🇮🇷Persian

رنجش

احساس خشم و بدخواهی عمیق و تلخ

🇹🇷Turkish

kızgınlık

derin ve acı bir öfke ve kötü niyet hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתמַרמְרוּת

תחושה של כעס עמוק ומר וחוסר רצון

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